On the Manufacture of Xylitol from Xylose

• Published in: Nippon Nōgeikagaku Kaishi Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 96 - 98
• Main Authors: TUSKUI, Akio, TANIMURA, Wahachiro, SUMINOE, Kinshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry 1970

Xylitol was prepared by means of high pressure hydrogenation of xylose solution using Raney-nickel catalyst. The present investigation was undertaken to determine the optimum conditions with regard to temperature, concentration of xylose, the amount of catalyst and pressure. The freshly obtaind xyli...